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2026.01.21 17:57 GMT+8

Moments in new homes: New Year portraits of villagers in Jidui, Xigaze

Updated 2026.01.21 17:57 GMT+8
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Guru's family poses for a photo on the second floor of their newly rebuilt home, celebrating the new year in Xigaze, Xizang. /CMG

Tsewang Jamsan's family has their photo taken in front of their new house in Xigaze, Xizang. /CMG

Three children in Xigaze, Xizang, smile in front of the camera. /CMG

Dressed in local ethnic clothing, Tsewang Jamsan's family has their portrait taken in the courtyard of their new home in Xigaze, Xizang. /CMG

Guru and his wife Bhuti have their picture taken together in Xigaze, Xizang. /CMG

A photo of Guru and Bhuti is placed in the center of their living room in Xigaze, Xizang. /CMG

A group photo of the residents of Jidui Village in Xigaze, Xizang. /CMG

A photo shows Jidui Village in Xigaze, Xizang, after its reconstruction. /CMG

The 19th of January marks the first day of the new year in Xigaze, in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. With the arrival of the new year, the villagers of Jidui in Dingjie County gathered to take a group photo of the entire village, family portraits and individual pictures, to celebrate the festival in joyful reunion.

Ten months after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit Xizang Autonomous Region, the 33 affected families in Jidui Village had already moved into their new houses in November, 2025. In their new residences, families have captured their warm reunions through photographs, and these images have also documented the new appearance of the village.

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